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Re: whats the most wired or funny metal sub-genres you heard I don't know... ever hear Slechtvalk, Extol, Vardoger or Antestor? All of them are Christian. Even declared non-Christian reviewers seem to like Antestor. I don't like black metal, but Slechtvalk's the one I do like. They invert the generally anti-Christian themes in black metal to being anti-pagan themes, and end up being a great counter-punch to Amon Amarth. If you were ever under the impression that Christian lyrics never address the idea of zealous bloothirst, look at Slechtvalk's lyrics. :twisted:

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What's Christian about zealous bloodthirst?
Good question: I'm glad you brought it up. The thing is, Slechtvalk's got more of a Crusader-style mentality. They're out for vengeance because they're portraying the medieval Christian attitude in the same manner that Amon Amarth are portraying the ancient Swedish attitude. I'm going to hazard a guess and say that I don't think you and your countrymen want to burn churches in Lindisfarne and enslave the English. Slechtvalk's perspective is historical rather than necessarily the appropriate Christian view. The reason I like them is because I'm sick and tired of Norse pagan spammers writing idiotic stuff about how Oden and Thor are stronger than Christ, and that anything Christian must by default be emasculated. Slechtvalk tries to harken back to the days when Christian knights reigned supreme. So no, Slechtvalk does not represent modern Christianity. It's intended to be a historical medieval venture, nothing more, attempting to disseminate the idea that Christian warriors can also be bad@$$.
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Slechtvalk's perspective is historical rather than necessarily the appropriate Christian view.
Yeah this was gonna be my second question.
So no' date=' Slechtvalk does not represent modern Christianity. It's intended to be a historical medieval venture, nothing more, attempting to disseminate the idea that Christian warriors can also be bad@$$.[/quote'] The amount of cruelty and bloodshed done in the name of Christianity far outweighs what the Vikings did so as a metal theme I agree it's not out of place at all.
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Re: whats the most wired or funny metal sub-genres you heard That said, I really do wish there were more Christian folk bands. I mean, there's Oskord and Holy Blood but not much beyond that. I understand that folk metal is usually by nature pagan, but there are still some cool groups that could use some representation. I think a Byzantine band might be cool. A Maltese group would be awesome as well, Malta was basically a Christian fortress which never got breached, so there are historical themes which would work. In addition, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for saying it's violence done in the name of Christianity. Granted, I might argue that the historical records were better over the Christian period, and Christendom also had a lot more time and reach on its hands, but it'd be a fallacy of ignorance to try to argue anything definite from that. Goodness knows I am sick and tired of all of the trash literature, shallow media, and AWFUL FRIGGIN MUSIC which is labeled Christian. The Inquisition was not Christian, the Crusades were not carried out in a Christian manner either (God will forgive you of your sins if you go kill Muslims? Rubbish. Nothing in the Bible supports that idea), and Terry Jones is a nitwit. Koran-burning day? HOW DUMB DO YOU HAVE TO BE, MAN? Did he not SEE what happened over the Danish cartoons? :evil: At any rate, it's pretty darn depressing and I'm not surprised that a lot of people don't like Christianity because many of its most well-known practitioners are morons. :( Anyway, back to the original topic. Whatever the heck Yattering's new album is, I think that's got to be the weirdest metal out there. :shock:

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